Ancestral Skills Gathering at Meadowlark Hearth Farm

We invite you to join us for sharing skills and learning new ones. Shared meals, social time, music, storytelling, folk dancing and more! Skill instruction may include:
Ancient fire-making skills
Flint knapping, arrowheads and tools
Atlatl making and throwing
Cordage: Harvesting fiber from natural materials, and making cord & string
Ropes and knots
Hide work and bead work
Willow structures and basketry
Knife safety skills and notching techniques
Ancestral Scales: Music intervals and singing in and with Nature
Planetary Rhythms: Sky map study prior to stargazing evenings
Wild plant walks: Id, uses and harvest
Felting and drop spindle spinning
Check back for updates on more!
There will also be other sessions and spontaneous activities offered throughout the Gathering. Bring your own interests and announce possibilities at the 8:30am announcement time! If you can come and teach skills and/or help with setting up, daily tasks, take down, etc. inquire about work exchange. Contact us at [email protected].
Some of the skills may take multiple sessions to complete your projects. The instructors will have guidelines on this. If classes are full, most instructors welcome people coming to watch, but this is up to the instructors. Some things like flint knapping will be ongoing throughout the time.
For more information and the full schedule visit:
https://livingenvironmentfoundationne.org/ancestral-skills-gathering/